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Career Planning & Development

We're here to help you navigate to an occupational goal and future employment.

At HCC, you'll begin preparing for your life and career by way of an academic pathway. Selecting this pathway requires developing an understanding of your interests, strengths and values; gathering information about career fields; choosing an occupation; and planning the education or training you need to become qualified for it.

SERVICES WE PROVIDE

Our career planning coordinators will help you:

Identify areas of interest and life goals

Research occupations

Research education and training options

Develop your career plan

Put your plan into action

We recognize that each student has a unique set of goals and experiences as well as a variety of educational and training accomplishments. To help you begin to define your pathway select the option below which best matches where you are in your career development journey. Once you've completed these activities contact Janisse Pacheco at 413.552.2138 to set up an appointment to meet with a career counselor.

As you are progressing through your course of study we would like to partner with you in the development of your career plan. If you are considering changing your major or have yet to decide on a major, select one of the activities below to engage in further exploration. Contact a career counselor for login credentials as needed. Also, consider making an appointment with a career counselor by coming to the ACT Center in Frost 273, or by contacting Janisse Pacheco at 413.552.2138.

We also help students and graduates search employment sites for jobs throughout the Pioneer Valley as well as beyond Western Massachusetts and Northern Connecticut. We also encourage students to research prospective employers to learn more about the company culture and values as well as opportunities for advancement.

Open the links below to access the most common job search sites for employment in the Pioneer Valley.

Holyoke Community College strongly encourages the employer community to hire our students and graduates! To help with this process, the Career Center provides job postings, regularly communicates available openings with faculty, and invites employers to come to campus to speak with students about opportunities with their companies and organizations.

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On-Campus Recruitment

Employers are encouraged to offer on-campus dates for recruitment of students. Table space in high traffic areas is common but special event recruitment may be arranged in specific cases. For information about planning a recruitment date, please contact Richard Powers at rpowers@hcc.edu or 413.552-2361.